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Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:19:32 -0400
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Re: [idm] air guitar PhD
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Irene McC wrote:
quoted 13 lines It's a sad, sad world :-)))>It's a sad, sad world :-))) > >====================== > Air guitar slides into academia > > August 02 2005 at 01:01PM > >London - A student is studying for a degree in air guitar. > >Amanda Griffiths is researching the craze for a doctorate, reports the >British tabloid, The Mirror. > >
Y'know, when I first saw Pee Wee Herman make a living from acting odd and developing strange characters, I thought " I should have done that - I've been acting like an idiot for free for the majority of my life". This, though, tempts me to send back both of my undergraduate and both of my graduate degrees and declare myself aloof from education. I can see getting paid for acting silly, but not getting a Ph.D for acting especially silly. What next - an double doctorate for Tom Cruise's dorky air guitar solo in "Risky Business" and license to practice Psychology vis-a-vis his 'research' in the field? jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org